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NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - A signal station was erected on Telegraph Hill in 1849 from which to observe the incoming vessels, a tall pole with movable arms was used to signal to the people in the town below whether sailing vessels or the sidewheel vessels of the Pacific mail were passing through the Golden Gate. In September 1853, the first telegraph in California, which extended eight miles to Point Lobos, was stationed here, giving the hill its name.
Location
1 Telegraph Hill Boulevard, Lobby of Coit Tower, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco (across from the women's restroom.)
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NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - Coit Tower Lobby Mural
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - Coit Tower Lobby Mural
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - Coit Tower Lobby Private Plaque
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - Telegraph Hill Plaque in lobby alcove
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - Telegraph Hill Plaque
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - Telegraph Hill Plaque
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL - This plaque commemorates the semaphore that stood in this spot.
NO. 91 TELEGRAPH HILL